Pampus, The Fortress Island

This is Pampus, the never used fortress island of the Dutch Water Linie. That was a series of water based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau in the early 17th century, and realised by his half brother Frederick Henry. Combined with natural bodies of water, it could be used to transform Holland, later together with Utrecht, almost into an island.
In 2007, the fortress was partially restored. It is open to the public from April to October by a ferry from Muiden. The island is roughly three kilometres from the coast and the Muiden ferry takes around 20 minutes to get there. There are also direct ferries from Amsterdam, and one can reach the fort by private vessel. And we go there often with our clipper.